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mitt romney has worked across the lines -- mitt romney appears to be a leader. i believe he will look down and will cut you off and that is what he has done with the congress. i did not believe that we can handle another four years like we had with this government. host: 22 in ohio -- what do you do in ohio? caller: i work in the roofing business. the business is good because of hailstorms that we had. i have relatives across the country. in some states there is some worked. i have friends in the auto industry that are all about obama. other friends have jobs outside the auto industry under starving to death. i have lived in florida. the economy was bad. i have worked in the houston area. in alabama, the economy is terrible. in georgia, the economy is terrible. host: can you stay on the line for just a second? i want to get a president obama supporter and get your reaction to that. is that ok? caller: sure. host: marie from florida. were you listening to what scott had to say? what would you say to him? caller: the health-care -- we investigated places like germ
mitt romney has worked across the lines -- mitt romney appears to be a leader. i believe he will look down and will cut you off and that is what he has done with the congress. i did not believe that we can handle another four years like we had with this government. host: 22 in ohio -- what do you do in ohio? caller: i work in the roofing business. the business is good because of hailstorms that we had. i have relatives across the country. in some states there is some worked. i have friends in...
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ann romney. i love the romneys. i am in a health care facility here and just came from the hospital. anyway, enough about me. i think that president mitt romney is the most honest person he'ste all the heat taken, mitt romney is the most honest person to run for the presidency in my lifetime. i am not a mormon, but he is a good man. ann and him -- if the electorate cannot look at him and his wife and his family, his sons and offspring and it really do some homework, it would be a travesty if they do not -- host: what do you want to hear from mrs. mitt romney tonight? caller: i think mrs. romney is going to give us a synopsis of mitt's life. i want everybody to listen because maybe she will give us some insight. i will probably learn some things. i know a little bit about his biography. his dad was born in mexico city. his dad was one really great man. he worked for nixon through hud. this man comes from great stock, and it will be a tragedy if he does not get to be president. like i said, i will get off the phone an
ann romney. i love the romneys. i am in a health care facility here and just came from the hospital. anyway, enough about me. i think that president mitt romney is the most honest person he'ste all the heat taken, mitt romney is the most honest person to run for the presidency in my lifetime. i am not a mormon, but he is a good man. ann and him -- if the electorate cannot look at him and his wife and his family, his sons and offspring and it really do some homework, it would be a travesty if...
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romney will speak tonight. we are talking about the republican convention on " washington journal"this morning. call us with reaction. here are the numbers to call. give us your calls and also find us online through social media to talk about gov. romney's acceptance of the nomination tonight. find us on twitter by writing @cspanwj in your tweet. we are also on facebook. e-mail us. let's take a look at the front page of the wisconsin state journal. we did this courtesy of the museum. a photograph of the hometown guy, congressman yan. it says, we are ready for prime time. paul ryan took to the big stage of his life and told voters and supporters he is ready. he is ready to turnaround is struggling economy, build a stronger middle-class, ready to be vice-president. let's take a look at some of the paper's people are reading in washington. a front-page image of wash -- congressman ryan. it says "ryan pledges a gop rebirth." he took the national stage wednesday giving a televised speech that laid out one of the gop
romney will speak tonight. we are talking about the republican convention on " washington journal"this morning. call us with reaction. here are the numbers to call. give us your calls and also find us online through social media to talk about gov. romney's acceptance of the nomination tonight. find us on twitter by writing @cspanwj in your tweet. we are also on facebook. e-mail us. let's take a look at the front page of the wisconsin state journal. we did this courtesy of the museum....
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if romney could win, i know it will be close. i hope that romney wins. if this man gets in for four more years, will become a communist nation. host: that is what do thinjudith thinks. let's go to eddie. we're listening, eddie. caller: i am from tennessee. i want to know why he cannot put out his money? he is making the money over here. why can we have the money brought to hear at him pay his taxes like everybody else? if romney goes in, we're going to be in depression like we ones was. do people want the? at? i have grandchildren and they need help. if he goes in, we will not be getting nothing. and even a check for the -- from the social security office. host: who do you think wins in november? caller: i am going to go for obama. host: jonathan salant? guest: we are talking about whether obama is a socialist which has been discredited by many reports and whether romney is holding all his money and not paying taxes. those issues detract from the economy. the issue is real estate -- location, location, location. romney is helping to make this a referendu
if romney could win, i know it will be close. i hope that romney wins. if this man gets in for four more years, will become a communist nation. host: that is what do thinjudith thinks. let's go to eddie. we're listening, eddie. caller: i am from tennessee. i want to know why he cannot put out his money? he is making the money over here. why can we have the money brought to hear at him pay his taxes like everybody else? if romney goes in, we're going to be in depression like we ones was. do...
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host: a columnist tictabopickedp on and romney -- ann romney using the term "unzipped." next, miami, florida, celia, a democrat. good morning. caller: the republicans are a bunch of hypocrites, due to the fact they say government is overreaching, but if they want to tell and when she can have a baby. and they talk about the men have to pay for it. no. women work. if we get in trouble, we know how to take care of our own business. the women that the men tell them everything to do and they have to do everything, yes, they have to rely on a man to pay for their abortions and their children. we should have a say so because we contribute. if the women vote for republicans, they will put us back 50 years, because they think that we are less than what they used to consider the black people. as far as our president, he brought us back from the brink of almost disaster. the republican party wants to take our money and give it to big business and give it to the rich and the poor would not have anything in. where do you think that would leave the country? do you think that poor peo
host: a columnist tictabopickedp on and romney -- ann romney using the term "unzipped." next, miami, florida, celia, a democrat. good morning. caller: the republicans are a bunch of hypocrites, due to the fact they say government is overreaching, but if they want to tell and when she can have a baby. and they talk about the men have to pay for it. no. women work. if we get in trouble, we know how to take care of our own business. the women that the men tell them everything to do and...
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why do you support romney? caller: i'm wavering between santorum and romney but basically, i don't think ron paul has a snowball's chance. the tactics with newt gingrich, because we saw and south carolina his super-pac adds, some of his attack ads, if you played the more listen to the radio, they are really better and wrong. they take a lot of stuff out of context. withot really thrilled mitt romney but depending on his vice presidential candidate, i will have no problem supporting him. host: christopher, long beach, new jersey, a supporter of newt gingrich. caller: i wanted to talk about the patriot act and the national defense authorization act and things of that nature. host: go ahead and. caller: it is pretty important that the executive branch of government now has the ability to make a decision that could lock up an american citizen for life of necessary without any charge or trial. even the assassination of an american citizen has occurred without a trial. host: banks for the call. this is the front page
why do you support romney? caller: i'm wavering between santorum and romney but basically, i don't think ron paul has a snowball's chance. the tactics with newt gingrich, because we saw and south carolina his super-pac adds, some of his attack ads, if you played the more listen to the radio, they are really better and wrong. they take a lot of stuff out of context. withot really thrilled mitt romney but depending on his vice presidential candidate, i will have no problem supporting him. host:...
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romney has brought this issue. to issue. 47% of americans are not paying anythin income taxes and are deriving tax benefits through the earned income credit and other credits. food stamp and wic. all kinds of stuff. poverty is not what people did is in america. there is poverty in india, not in the united states. people in the u.s. been party have three television sets and a car and driving around with nobody working. that's my , and. that's my comment. host: you can watch the entire video at our web site at at c- span.org. i was senator tom harkin will join us to react to the comments and discuss efforts in the senate to avoid the fiscal cliff. later we will discuss energy issues and campaign 2012 with kentucky congressman ed whitfield. ♪ ♪ >> this weekend, from the national mall, but off annual national book festival. two days of of your presentation then interviews, plus your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets, and it touts. auto-tune the in i[video clip] >> the country faces the starkest choice of president i
romney has brought this issue. to issue. 47% of americans are not paying anythin income taxes and are deriving tax benefits through the earned income credit and other credits. food stamp and wic. all kinds of stuff. poverty is not what people did is in america. there is poverty in india, not in the united states. people in the u.s. been party have three television sets and a car and driving around with nobody working. that's my , and. that's my comment. host: you can watch the entire video at...
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he writes, mitt romney is a rich man, is mitt romney's character formed by his wealth? is romney a spoiled character? has he been corrupted by ease and luxury? his column answers that. i will ask you from your reporting to answer that question. >> right. susan, i read that column before going on the air and liked it not just because he mentioned our book, but because he really understood the point we were trying to make. there is a chapter in the book, i think is interesting because i got to do some research on the romney family history. and this goes back four generations, you might ask, why is this biography of mitt romney going back that far in history? it's a really intriguing compelling tale about the history of mormonism is the history of the romney family and part of mexico. it is basically to summarize briefly, mitt's great, great grandfather came from liverpool, england and settled in illinois, the heart of mormonism in this country and the mormons were kicked out, this ancestor stayed behind to finish the temple, had to flee and the family went to the state of
he writes, mitt romney is a rich man, is mitt romney's character formed by his wealth? is romney a spoiled character? has he been corrupted by ease and luxury? his column answers that. i will ask you from your reporting to answer that question. >> right. susan, i read that column before going on the air and liked it not just because he mentioned our book, but because he really understood the point we were trying to make. there is a chapter in the book, i think is interesting because i got...
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"romney best choice for gop" -- you have an boys -- endorse mitt romney. "the manchester union leader" endorsed newt gingrich. guest: and four years ago we endorsed john mccain. it's sort of highlighted some of the flip-flops in romney's record. mccain went after mitt romney about -- the democrats and the newt gingrich campaign were shopping a video, a web of video from the 2008 campaign produced by the mccain campaign in which it listed some of the flip-flops and changes in positions, whether it is abortion, gun owner rights, that mitt romney had in its pre -- his previous history. we look at that and judge romney to be the best candidate and really to provide a clear choice and competitive choice to president obama in november. host: up until yesterday, did rick santorum have any presence in your state? guest: it is interesting -- he has spent so much time and c- span has chronicled it so well, 380 town hall meetings in iowa -- that kind of grassroots politics catapulted him to the near victory that was really astonishing. he has made the third most numb
"romney best choice for gop" -- you have an boys -- endorse mitt romney. "the manchester union leader" endorsed newt gingrich. guest: and four years ago we endorsed john mccain. it's sort of highlighted some of the flip-flops in romney's record. mccain went after mitt romney about -- the democrats and the newt gingrich campaign were shopping a video, a web of video from the 2008 campaign produced by the mccain campaign in which it listed some of the flip-flops and changes in...
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use of governor romney working to get red cross relief -- you saw governor romney. i think this is something where the country all unites together. i would like to address, having been down to the mines myself also and knowing how strong george allen and governor romney have been in support of what is going on down there and all the jobs that have been lost, everybody knows that the democratic party has just been anti-coal. when brian ran himself for governor he attacked by a coal industry and there were all sorts of battles in the democratic primary to see who was the most anti-kohl. we need coal as part of our all of the above strategy. we need offshore drilling. we need all of these good, high- paying energy jobs and on day one, governor romney will let the offshore drilling go forward and take these regulations that have been crushing the coal industry, the middle class that has been buried in southwest virginia been very -- southwest virginia. they know exactly what joe biden has been talking about with the middle class being buried because they have been one o
use of governor romney working to get red cross relief -- you saw governor romney. i think this is something where the country all unites together. i would like to address, having been down to the mines myself also and knowing how strong george allen and governor romney have been in support of what is going on down there and all the jobs that have been lost, everybody knows that the democratic party has just been anti-coal. when brian ran himself for governor he attacked by a coal industry and...
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mitt romney. here is what it says -- mitt romney the highlight of these and other hard truths and this week's second debate. and they say that they are supporting governor romney. they say -- this is the orlando sentinel, mitt romney is not our ideal candidate. and we get that from the front page of the "orlando centennial." polls show that obama is leading in wisconsin and iowa. the results from two key midwest battleground states. the contrast with the national surveys that show mitt romney gains. it shows the president has steady leads and wisconsin and iowa. moving on to some other stories in the news. from campaign 2012 -- obama's speech comes down to one word -- vote. no fewer than half a dozen times obama has urged reporters to go to the polls. each time the criticizes mitt romney. he repeated -- don't boo. vote. that is news from the campaign trail. what is in at the presidential campaign unfolding -- we will see the candidates won more time debating the issues on monday night. c-span will
mitt romney. here is what it says -- mitt romney the highlight of these and other hard truths and this week's second debate. and they say that they are supporting governor romney. they say -- this is the orlando sentinel, mitt romney is not our ideal candidate. and we get that from the front page of the "orlando centennial." polls show that obama is leading in wisconsin and iowa. the results from two key midwest battleground states. the contrast with the national surveys that show...
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romney gained about 3 or four points. romney was shooting up. host: the jobs numbers are coming out the friday before the election. is that something that moves the polls, economic numbers like that? guest: the processions of the comet are fairly 10 -- of the economy are fairly baked in. host: people go to realclearpolitics.com -- what will they find? guest: links to all the talk from the left and right. trende has been our guest. we want to talk to undecided voters only. begin with the call from tj in charleston, south carolina. good morning. why are you undecided? caller: i wasn't sure whether i wanted president obama or john mccain. this is my first year being able to vote. i had some trouble getting my voter's registration card. it took a month to get my voter's registration card. i got it and i'm excited about voting. i watched all three debates. i hear a lot of conservatives talking about the navy and how big it should be. we don't need a date navy. leon panetta has asked the president for certain things and he has got certain things. to s
romney gained about 3 or four points. romney was shooting up. host: the jobs numbers are coming out the friday before the election. is that something that moves the polls, economic numbers like that? guest: the processions of the comet are fairly 10 -- of the economy are fairly baked in. host: people go to realclearpolitics.com -- what will they find? guest: links to all the talk from the left and right. trende has been our guest. we want to talk to undecided voters only. begin with the call...
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host: what does it mean for khmer romney? -- mitt romney? guest: he would encourage entrepreneurship and encourage people to take risks and create jobs, where government has a responsibility to participate in making the workplace safe and help making our country health week through regulation. it cannot be excessive and directive at targeting certain industries and trying to make them uncompetitive as the current structure is as it expands under this administration. he would reduce our federal debt. our debt is going to triple in 10 years and we will be in the same type of situation as some of the european countries. host: along same-sex marriage and their rights and this is how mitt romney responded to that. clip: i do not discriminate. a member of my cabinet was gay. in my view, we should not discriminate in hiring or legal policies. i said to the gay community, i do not favor same-sex marriage. that has been my view. if people are looking for someone who will discriminate against gays were tried to suggest the people with sexual orientati
host: what does it mean for khmer romney? -- mitt romney? guest: he would encourage entrepreneurship and encourage people to take risks and create jobs, where government has a responsibility to participate in making the workplace safe and help making our country health week through regulation. it cannot be excessive and directive at targeting certain industries and trying to make them uncompetitive as the current structure is as it expands under this administration. he would reduce our federal...
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romney, changing. two weeks prior he said -- i thought he said he likes the timeline in afghanistan and we have to get out quickly. at the end of the day, the accumulation of what the american people saw in that debate was pretty much mitt romney saying, me too to obama's foreign policy. it was almost like everything obama would say, mitt romney couldn't say i agree, but clearly he was agreeing with the president's policy geared u. i thought it was interesting that mitt romney almost wanted benghaziway from the then gauz comments. when president obama is speaking, he is not speaking just to the electorate but other countries. i thought he did very well in that debate. i do not think that might grow issue is an important public policy issue. with florida voters, with a large jewish population. especially in southeast florida. they care about how the president has treated as real. and by all accounts they are very happy. host: bill on twitter -- what can we expect from another obama term? guest: floridia
romney, changing. two weeks prior he said -- i thought he said he likes the timeline in afghanistan and we have to get out quickly. at the end of the day, the accumulation of what the american people saw in that debate was pretty much mitt romney saying, me too to obama's foreign policy. it was almost like everything obama would say, mitt romney couldn't say i agree, but clearly he was agreeing with the president's policy geared u. i thought it was interesting that mitt romney almost wanted...
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-- mitt romney? mitt romney apologized. host: let's look at tom and said governor romney made yesterday about the debate. -- that governor romney made yesterday about the debate. [video clip] >> there is a lot of interest, people want to know who will win, who will score, and in my view it is not winning and losing, or the people themselves, the president and myself. it is about something bigger than that. these debates are about the pathway for word for america that we would choose, and the american people will have to make their choice. i look forward to these debates. i am delighted that we will have three debates. he will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. host: mitt romney on the campaign trail yesterday. we have seen the candidates talk about this low expectation game. howard kurtz, caucus through what they have been saying. -- talk us through what they have been saying. guest: the president has been saying governor romney is a good debater, and i am ok, and the run the c
-- mitt romney? mitt romney apologized. host: let's look at tom and said governor romney made yesterday about the debate. -- that governor romney made yesterday about the debate. [video clip] >> there is a lot of interest, people want to know who will win, who will score, and in my view it is not winning and losing, or the people themselves, the president and myself. it is about something bigger than that. these debates are about the pathway for word for america that we would choose, and...
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but you have to just think about romney. you said that romney had a plan with jobs. i have been listening to all of it coming up and he haven't had anything. he haven't create no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that. host: we'll let our guest -- guest: with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration and it's kind of platened out above 8%. the -- flattened out above 8%. the president is not doing very well with jobs with all due respect to you. the president had, the first two years of his term, with veto proof majorities in both the house and senate, and he wasted his time in the first two years of office. instead of foe ke cussing on the economy -- focusing on the economy, he did a stimulus bill which has not helped the contry, number one. but number two, he wasted his time putting obamacare into place. we need health care reform, but we don't need obamacare. all the polls told him that whole time, the whole two years, they still do, that the country didn
but you have to just think about romney. you said that romney had a plan with jobs. i have been listening to all of it coming up and he haven't had anything. he haven't create no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that. host: we'll let our guest -- guest: with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration and it's kind of platened out above 8%. the -- flattened out above 8%. the president...
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host: what about governor romney's 5-point plan? caller: honor romney does not have a plan. he only as talking points. host: when will you make your decision? if ir: i'm really not sure will even go votes. . the base of president obama might not even go out and vote. host: energized? caller: yes. host: would you describe yourself in 2008 and now? caller: voted for president obama in 2008 because i had to because i only vote democrat. i would have much rather had hillary clinton as president. i think she would have done a better job. it goes back to president obama's swearing he could fix everything and now whining that he cannot because it is too hard. host: an undecided voter, this conversation continues. coming up next, we will keep talking about the all important female vote. then we will be joined by a conservative on women's issues. we will be right back. >> i have to be honest with you, i love these debates. these things are great. i think it is interesting that the president still does not have an agenda for a second term. don't you think it is time for him to finally
host: what about governor romney's 5-point plan? caller: honor romney does not have a plan. he only as talking points. host: when will you make your decision? if ir: i'm really not sure will even go votes. . the base of president obama might not even go out and vote. host: energized? caller: yes. host: would you describe yourself in 2008 and now? caller: voted for president obama in 2008 because i had to because i only vote democrat. i would have much rather had hillary clinton as president. i...
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caller: mitt romney is a fairly democratic state, of and mitt romney was elected as a moderate. he ran as a moderate. -- democratic state, and it grammy -- mitt romney ran as a moderate. he was elected as a moderate. when he walked away from the state, he had gotten much more conservative, which is out of step with this state. he did a lot of damage to his standing with voters in massachusetts. if he ran on the ballot for governor again, he would have virtually no chance of winning. it is a local phenomenon, but it is also sort of the character of the state as well. they say the people know best, i guess, and we would fit into that category. host: this message from twitter -- host: brian mooney, how different is the talk on the campaign trail that we hear from presidential candidate romney as opposed to what you heard from the gubernatorial candidate romney? caller: it started in 1994, when he ran against ted kennedy. early in the campaign there was success around labor day that he might even be ahead. he said things that gay rights activists would think label him as a moderate.
caller: mitt romney is a fairly democratic state, of and mitt romney was elected as a moderate. he ran as a moderate. -- democratic state, and it grammy -- mitt romney ran as a moderate. he was elected as a moderate. when he walked away from the state, he had gotten much more conservative, which is out of step with this state. he did a lot of damage to his standing with voters in massachusetts. if he ran on the ballot for governor again, he would have virtually no chance of winning. it is a...
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romney is not coming back aggressively on the tax side. why should mr. romney asked mr. obama to show his tax records from his college years and he will match those? we need an attack dog on the republican side. you are the presidential candidate, do you necessarily want to be the chief attack dog? if you decide you will go on the attack, do you -- you want to pick your battles. i'm not sure feeding into a democratic narrative about governor romney's tax returns by offering a counter challenges about college records would make the most sense in terms of his time. we have seen a little bit of a punch back efforts from mitt romney himself when he is asked about the tax records. he will say let's deal with something that matters. if we're talking about being secretive, why has the president exerted executive privilege when it comes to tens of thousands of documents containing to the scandal that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of agents -- hundreds of people including agents in the gun-running scandal. for the justice department to be covering this up as something people
romney is not coming back aggressively on the tax side. why should mr. romney asked mr. obama to show his tax records from his college years and he will match those? we need an attack dog on the republican side. you are the presidential candidate, do you necessarily want to be the chief attack dog? if you decide you will go on the attack, do you -- you want to pick your battles. i'm not sure feeding into a democratic narrative about governor romney's tax returns by offering a counter challenges...
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mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our debt more than any other president combined in our nation's history. these pocketbook voters are looking at the voters in seeing a record of failure. what we see is there will be a significant turnout on election day of independent voters. we have been working diligently to win them over with a strong fiscal message. we a record of balancing budgets and creating jobs and keeping spending under control. host: we just heard from kathy sullivan who noted military issues are a big one in new hampshire. she made the comment that mitt romney wants to add trillions to the pentagon spending. this echoes what you just said that said competing aspects of the political culture could tip the balance in either direction. when is the state's aversion to taxes
mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our debt more than any other president combined in our nation's history. these pocketbook voters are looking at the voters in seeing a record of failure. what we see is there will be a significant turnout on election day of independent voters....
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romney -- any of mr. romney's statements in regard to foreign policy, domestic policy, or any other issue as far as that is concerned. he will not release his tax returns, which is a very simple matter. you have some information. the public in this country, the voting public, wants to know what his financial holdings are and what is the problem of not disclosing this information? host: thank you for the call. guest: i think there is a good point there. i suspect under one day, romney under increasing pressure, will have to disclose more about what he paid in taxes. at the moment, to me, anyway, that is not the central issue. the central issue still is what would a governor romney turned president romney do? really do? specifically, point by point, about turning this economy around. that is the central issue that governs american policy here and abroad. host: an e-mail and i want to get your comments, too. guest: that is a wonderful couple of questions. if governor romney means what he says about iran, and
romney -- any of mr. romney's statements in regard to foreign policy, domestic policy, or any other issue as far as that is concerned. he will not release his tax returns, which is a very simple matter. you have some information. the public in this country, the voting public, wants to know what his financial holdings are and what is the problem of not disclosing this information? host: thank you for the call. guest: i think there is a good point there. i suspect under one day, romney under...
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he brought up mitt romney's name. you could see the body language of mitt romney and and romney. they were very displeased. >> let's hear from wayne, republican, fairfax, va.. >> good morning. i am happy that the republican convention had a great deal of colors on stage. i am happy to be an african- american. it has all been about who was watching. that lady sell the issue is never going to vote for mitt romney in the first place. those that were on c-span this morning were talking against individuals that spoke last night. they are not looking to bring the country together in the first place. i wanted to call and say that i am proud that the african- americans, the latinos were on stage and showing that the republican party is opening up to show people of color. they did a beautiful job. she did a great job last night humanizing her husband. chris christie did a great job. ted cruz, i did not know that much about him, from texas, but he did a tremendous job. i turned off the other stations last night, because c-span is on an even keel. i wish that more people would watch your co
he brought up mitt romney's name. you could see the body language of mitt romney and and romney. they were very displeased. >> let's hear from wayne, republican, fairfax, va.. >> good morning. i am happy that the republican convention had a great deal of colors on stage. i am happy to be an african- american. it has all been about who was watching. that lady sell the issue is never going to vote for mitt romney in the first place. those that were on c-span this morning were talking...
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for romney, that is. romney's audition as a statesman is off to a rocky start for what he said about the olympics there, on the eve of the big global event. london awoke to romney's second-guessing its preparations. >> he set off a firestorm in the british press. >> criticism exploded on newspaper headlines. >> the guardian, the times, the telegraph fired off this commentary, mitt romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly de void of charles and mildly offensive. host: ed goeas, i want to ask you about that ad but also this trend we're seeing as news clips becoming part of television advertising. first the spot itself. guest: i'm sure the dnc were able to be finally given something they could do their jobs o'clock after two weeks of watching the rnc one-up them on you didn't build it. that's what they will do as part of the process. the question question, going back, does it have the impact with the voters. not only spots like th
for romney, that is. romney's audition as a statesman is off to a rocky start for what he said about the olympics there, on the eve of the big global event. london awoke to romney's second-guessing its preparations. >> he set off a firestorm in the british press. >> criticism exploded on newspaper headlines. >> the guardian, the times, the telegraph fired off this commentary, mitt romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm...
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but, they know they do not support romney. the reason is simple -- romney is not a conservative. he is not, folks. but, you can argue with me all day long. he is not. host: that was last fall on something he has been saying frequently. mitt romney has done a conservative -- is not a conservative. debbie is on the phone from michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that, as far as the republican party is concerned, the people speak more for that party then actually the representatives that are there. i think that is a big difference between them and the democrats. you have people like nancy pelosi and barney frank and different people being pretty outspoken and forceful with what they have to say. i think that the republicans tend to be more willing to listen to what the people have to say a. host: mark from california. good morning. caller: good morning to you. i completely agree with the caller before last. i hit -- i think to speaks for the republican party is big money. excuse me. agreed. -- greed. people that do not care about religious right, and as far as oba
but, they know they do not support romney. the reason is simple -- romney is not a conservative. he is not, folks. but, you can argue with me all day long. he is not. host: that was last fall on something he has been saying frequently. mitt romney has done a conservative -- is not a conservative. debbie is on the phone from michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that, as far as the republican party is concerned, the people speak more for that party then actually the...
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could mitt romney run again? we want your calls and comments on whether or not you think he should or will run again. and for the first 45 minutes we want to hear from republicans only. we're dividing the phone lines among the eastern half of the country. you can join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan or send us a tweet. we're taking your e-mails, journal@c-span.org. good thursday morning to you. we'll get to your calls and comments in just a moment and let you hear what governor romney said. but a look at some of the other headlines. the richmond times dispatch following the story of the former governor of virginia, as the defense wrapped up its testimony the daughter testifying on the relationship between his mother and father, and the jury could get the case as early as friday. and this from the miami hair ailed, governor scott winning his republican nomination. he will be challenged by the new democrat, governor christ, former governor. records on governor scott's plans kept secret with regard to the gover
could mitt romney run again? we want your calls and comments on whether or not you think he should or will run again. and for the first 45 minutes we want to hear from republicans only. we're dividing the phone lines among the eastern half of the country. you can join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan or send us a tweet. we're taking your e-mails, journal@c-span.org. good thursday morning to you. we'll get to your calls and comments in just a moment and let you hear what governor romney...
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governor romney is squeaky clean. he donated more to charity than any other president out there and deviling more than the democrats. one-tenth of 1% of his income last year went to charity. romney has returned money left and right. he will not do that and then tried to cheat on his taxes. host: here is gaithersburg, maryland. hello. caller: it is non so much the attention on things that the good things they have done. the people here have to make a decision about who they want the president to be. romney -- he wanted to make sure that the person he wants to pick does not have any issues relevant to his taxes. this is one of the many questions that we the people need to be able to say -- could we want for president? people are forgetting that. romney's taxes establish character about him. host: if you had a chance to see his record, what questions does it in sir? caller: we are in this economic situation and i would like to know how he will judge other people. does he have money someplace else? how does he pay his tax
governor romney is squeaky clean. he donated more to charity than any other president out there and deviling more than the democrats. one-tenth of 1% of his income last year went to charity. romney has returned money left and right. he will not do that and then tried to cheat on his taxes. host: here is gaithersburg, maryland. hello. caller: it is non so much the attention on things that the good things they have done. the people here have to make a decision about who they want the president to...
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romney. no endorsement thus far from george w. bush. here's a look at "the washington post" -- dan balls has his sunday take and what it means -- this is the headline from florida. the new gingrich victory which came after a finished fourth in iowa, fifth in new hampshire respectively, rewrites in dramatic fashion the latest storyline of the republican campaign. newt gingrich is making the rounds of the sunday morning programs and he will be with us at 9:45 eastern time which is a chance for you to weigh in with your calls and comments. you can send some in now on your feet -- on our facebook face or by e-mail. a supporter of newt gingrich is joining us from maryland, good morning. caller: frankly, i started paying attention to what everyone was saying and i thought that mitt romney would be my first choice. after listening today, i really feel newt is saying all the right things. i think he has the spirit and intelligence to move forward. i will cast my vote for newt. host: a supporter of mi
romney. no endorsement thus far from george w. bush. here's a look at "the washington post" -- dan balls has his sunday take and what it means -- this is the headline from florida. the new gingrich victory which came after a finished fourth in iowa, fifth in new hampshire respectively, rewrites in dramatic fashion the latest storyline of the republican campaign. newt gingrich is making the rounds of the sunday morning programs and he will be with us at 9:45 eastern time which is a...
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mitt romney. let's hear from jim, an independent. are you voting today? caller: i cannot vote in florida of. i am a registered independent. romney is telling the truth. gingrich is not fit to serve. if gingrich is telling the truth, romney is not fit to serve. of course, romney is a leader in the mormon church. host: jim, touching on your plan, let's look at a story in "the wall street journal" that says the latest race ends on a hostile note. host: as we've already talked about this morning, many boats have already been cast. -- many votes have already been cast. host: michael, a democrat in massachusetts. good morning. caller: good morning. thank god for c-span. i want to comment on how much lying goes on back-and-forth. i just told the average person can see this. it is really pathetic when you think about the amount of money that is spent on these campaigns and you cannot even get the truth. it is ridiculous. it comes from both ends of it. gingrich, this guy is out of control. it is unbelievab
mitt romney. let's hear from jim, an independent. are you voting today? caller: i cannot vote in florida of. i am a registered independent. romney is telling the truth. gingrich is not fit to serve. if gingrich is telling the truth, romney is not fit to serve. of course, romney is a leader in the mormon church. host: jim, touching on your plan, let's look at a story in "the wall street journal" that says the latest race ends on a hostile note. host: as we've already talked about this...
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but i couldn't vote for romney. unless he shows his income tax returns and you know, just because you're a mormon doesn't mean that money falls out of the sky. you know, that money came from somewhere and money that came in ireland, he should pay taxes on that money. he should clear his own record up before he starts criticizing the president. i would feel much better. but right now, if santorum doesn't make it, i have to consider -- i probably would have to consider president obama because he has a record and i have to compare that against romney's record in boston and i think -- host: how did you vote in 2008? caller: i voted for mccain. i felt mccain because of his standings as a war hero and me being a veteran myself. i kind of lean that to him and i voted for him but i don't think there's anybody out there right now that probably could match up to obama's record. once he got bin laden i thought he's a strong guy, you know. and so i think -- host: well, let me ask you this. if mitt romney is the nominee and he w
but i couldn't vote for romney. unless he shows his income tax returns and you know, just because you're a mormon doesn't mean that money falls out of the sky. you know, that money came from somewhere and money that came in ireland, he should pay taxes on that money. he should clear his own record up before he starts criticizing the president. i would feel much better. but right now, if santorum doesn't make it, i have to consider -- i probably would have to consider president obama because he...
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she is -- ann romney is 10 times worse than mitt romney. she's not a regular woman. host: now back to samson. caller: i am really concerned about global human rights and education in africa and ethiopia. -- especially in africa and ethiopia. debating about human rights and so for at. so forth. host: and this message -- pauline is in virginia on the republican line. caller: good morning. i am glad to get through to you. i met ann romney at a rally and she's one of the most graceful and motherly type of people you could ever meet. i do think spouses make a difference, because they see their husband in a different light than the public. when they get out in the rallies, the media and different people tried to bring them down if they are against them. i think that's a spouse can give greater insight to what kind of person they're husband or wife is. she is a very graceful person. michelle obama has done well in describing her husband. but i think that they do play a big part, because mothers are just a special person and they can do for children and raise our children an
she is -- ann romney is 10 times worse than mitt romney. she's not a regular woman. host: now back to samson. caller: i am really concerned about global human rights and education in africa and ethiopia. -- especially in africa and ethiopia. debating about human rights and so for at. so forth. host: and this message -- pauline is in virginia on the republican line. caller: good morning. i am glad to get through to you. i met ann romney at a rally and she's one of the most graceful and motherly...
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he reminds me of how romney was in previous debates. romney was on the attack. he looked aggravated. newt looked great. host: you said that the debates are the only way gingrich is going to win. what are his own abilities? vulnerabilit his ies? >> his past. he will be outspent by barack obama if he is the nominee. he will be outspent by the democratic party with pacs and unions, but the way he's going to beat obama is the debates. the more debates, the better chance he will have. host: let's get your response to the wall street journal. it says the gop deserves to lose. caller: no, there is a lot of democratic spin. host: he is a conservative, stev -- stephens. caller: gingrich has been in politics for years. you make a lot of friends and enemies during that time. newt is the only one that can actually beat obama. mitt romney is too calm. he's a great guy with a great record. this republican field is a great field. it has been knocked so many times, but all the experience on that stage is better than in 2008. it's a great field. i really feel that newt gingrich
he reminds me of how romney was in previous debates. romney was on the attack. he looked aggravated. newt looked great. host: you said that the debates are the only way gingrich is going to win. what are his own abilities? vulnerabilit his ies? >> his past. he will be outspent by barack obama if he is the nominee. he will be outspent by the democratic party with pacs and unions, but the way he's going to beat obama is the debates. the more debates, the better chance he will have. host:...
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[video clip] mitt romney is a car guy. let me tell you about the mitt romney i know. this was a guy, i was talking to family in massachusetts the other day. their kids were hit in a car crash, four of them, and to the will of them were paralyzed the romney -- paralyzed. the romney's did not know them. he asked if he could come over on christmas, brought the boys gifts, and he said i know you're struggling, do not worry about college, i will pay for it. mitt romney does not tell these stories. mark told me the story, and he said it was not the cash out, it was the time. this is a man that gave 30% of his income to charity, more than the two of us combined. he cares about 100% of the people in this country. i think the vice president knows that sometimes words did not come out of your mouth the right way. [laughter] >> i always say what i mean. >> we want everybody to succeed. we want to get people out of poverty into the middle class. that is what we will push for. host: here is the front page of "the wall street journal" this morning. host: mr. biden frequently interr
[video clip] mitt romney is a car guy. let me tell you about the mitt romney i know. this was a guy, i was talking to family in massachusetts the other day. their kids were hit in a car crash, four of them, and to the will of them were paralyzed the romney -- paralyzed. the romney's did not know them. he asked if he could come over on christmas, brought the boys gifts, and he said i know you're struggling, do not worry about college, i will pay for it. mitt romney does not tell these stories....
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romney and mr. ryan. best wishes for their quest, but what the country needs now is competent leadership. it is time to reduce the rhetoric, pulled the plug on the-negativity come and get back to putting the best interest of the professionals and the folks that are devoted. i am 61. i have devoted my entire life to working with the government, as did my father in the johnson administration. i am so discouraged and upset about the roster that we are bringing on both sides. as an independent, i am very discouraged about where we are and if we do not find a plan to get back to the kind of responsibility that we had during the 1950's and 1960's under mr. eisenhower where we have presidential candidates, not dispensers of rhetoric, then we will not succeed. i do not care what anybody says. i do not care what their agenda is. we need competency in washington. thank you for taking my call. host: in just a couple of minutes, we are heading to the platform committee meeting of the democratic national convention in
romney and mr. ryan. best wishes for their quest, but what the country needs now is competent leadership. it is time to reduce the rhetoric, pulled the plug on the-negativity come and get back to putting the best interest of the professionals and the folks that are devoted. i am 61. i have devoted my entire life to working with the government, as did my father in the johnson administration. i am so discouraged and upset about the roster that we are bringing on both sides. as an independent, i...
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he is voting for mitt romney. and mitt romney is basically looking down on him. he is basically the 37 per cent scnt. host: what you do in newport news? caller: i am a stay home mom. host: thank you for calling in. traci and north carolina on our support mitt romney line. caller: good morning. the comment that obama keeps saying is that he is trying to have jobs here in the united states, but back in january of 2010 we apparently in north carolina had an led manufacturer company that was awarded $39 million through a stimulus funded tax credit program, and half of the company employees are in china. so he is contradicting himself. and that is really irritating to a lot of people. we have a oil right off our coast. and yet, he has given millions to brazil to help them drill, when we really -- used our own resources to benefit our country and become more independent instead of relying on other countries for what we already have. it is ridiculous. also, i keep hearing about -- it is quite and irritating. it sounds as though he is trying to buy boats. but should not
he is voting for mitt romney. and mitt romney is basically looking down on him. he is basically the 37 per cent scnt. host: what you do in newport news? caller: i am a stay home mom. host: thank you for calling in. traci and north carolina on our support mitt romney line. caller: good morning. the comment that obama keeps saying is that he is trying to have jobs here in the united states, but back in january of 2010 we apparently in north carolina had an led manufacturer company that was...
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romney is trying to tap into that. i have not dared the president speaks much about much of opposing coal. -- i have not heard the president's speech much about opposing coal. host: do the gas prices rising in california and other areas impact on voter turnout? guest: the president spoke about energy earlier this year at ohio state and gas prices were about to hit $4. the narrative at the time was the president wanted to get ahead of the spin. incumbents usually have a difficult time at winning reelection when the economy is not so good. in this entire election process, it's fine to look at the narrative of this bad economy. the fact that we have an inflationless that economy. that's got a long way to help democrats tried to hold . as we all know, with a bad dose of inflation, all of us would feel it. you go to the grocery store to try to buy milk and bread. it's not been the case in this election cycle. inflation is next to nothing. host: this is a map of ohio. you can see columbus in the center. the red area is cinci
romney is trying to tap into that. i have not dared the president speaks much about much of opposing coal. -- i have not heard the president's speech much about opposing coal. host: do the gas prices rising in california and other areas impact on voter turnout? guest: the president spoke about energy earlier this year at ohio state and gas prices were about to hit $4. the narrative at the time was the president wanted to get ahead of the spin. incumbents usually have a difficult time at winning...
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the exchange between president romney, president -- here's the exchange between governor romney, and jim layer. [video clip] regard to 97% of the businesses they are not taxed. those businesses that are in the last three percent happen to employee half of all the people who work in small businesses. those are the businesses that employ one quarter of all of the workers in america. your plan is to take their tax rate from 35% to 40%. a veryd to a guy who has small business. he has an electronics business in st. louis. he has four employees. he said he and his son calculated taxes. state sales tax, state property tax, gasoline tax, it added up to 50% of what they earned. your plan is to take the tax rate on successful small to 40%.es from 35% the national federation of independent businesses say that will cost 700,000 jobs. i don't want to cost jobs. my priority is jobs. what i do is i bring down the tax rates, lower the deductions and exemptions -- the same idea between -- behind bowles- simpson. there's nothing better to getting us to a balanced budget than having more people working
the exchange between president romney, president -- here's the exchange between governor romney, and jim layer. [video clip] regard to 97% of the businesses they are not taxed. those businesses that are in the last three percent happen to employee half of all the people who work in small businesses. those are the businesses that employ one quarter of all of the workers in america. your plan is to take their tax rate from 35% to 40%. a veryd to a guy who has small business. he has an electronics...
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romney -- seem like romney seems like he tells you what you want to hear. like obama, he told all these people what they wanted to hear and then kind of bought his way into the presidency through the unions and stuff like that. as far as i am concerned, i think it is all about money and corruption and who can get away with what. and pull the wool over the american people's eyes. now we have woken up, and this is their last chance because the american people will take over. host: let us look at the "the new york times" coverage of ron paul. here is part of the article -- the story goes on to say there might be some more attacks in his direction as other candidates watch as -- how he performs. "the wall street journal" says -- let's listen to ron paul last night after coming in third, talking about the momentum he's got. clip: we have a tremendous opportunity to continue this momentum. it will not be long there will be an election up in new hampshire, and believe me, the momentum will continue and this movement will continue. and we are going to keep scoring,
romney -- seem like romney seems like he tells you what you want to hear. like obama, he told all these people what they wanted to hear and then kind of bought his way into the presidency through the unions and stuff like that. as far as i am concerned, i think it is all about money and corruption and who can get away with what. and pull the wool over the american people's eyes. now we have woken up, and this is their last chance because the american people will take over. host: let us look at...
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here is what about mitt romney. -- here is one about mitt romney. some other news stories from the campaign trail. expectations run high ahead of the single chance to face off. they go head to head this week. c-span will bring that to you live. we have live coverage of the campaign 2012 season. a couple of other stories relating to congress and the campaign trail. a congressman has called evolution a live from the pit of hell. we will be talking more about congressional races in just a little bit this morning on the washington journal. here is another story from the campaign trail. the 40 day early voting period began. we want to share some other stories with the from campaign 2012. here is one related to the issue of voting and ballots from "the new york times." we are watching how ballots are counted and we will be talking more on a pro washington journal," about early voting and voting issues. we are joined on the democrats' line. do you think the american dream has been downsized? caller: i appreciate the nature of your question specifically, th
here is what about mitt romney. -- here is one about mitt romney. some other news stories from the campaign trail. expectations run high ahead of the single chance to face off. they go head to head this week. c-span will bring that to you live. we have live coverage of the campaign 2012 season. a couple of other stories relating to congress and the campaign trail. a congressman has called evolution a live from the pit of hell. we will be talking more about congressional races in just a little...
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romney. oh, yeah, i'm going to do this, i'm going do that. i'm going to do this, i'm going do that. if i say anything, they'll criticize it. well, if he says everything that he is going to do and we know about it, people criticize it if there are any areas that can correct them. there's so afraid to talk about this. tell us what we're going to do. tell us what the plans are. the protesters are going to be here in charlotte. the protester in tampa were republican. a lot of supporters. no problem. we're going to change the rules today for you, they're not getting anybody. so you know what? all they want to do is i'm going to lower your taxes. if i tell you, they're going to lower it down. you should have a counterattack. they're talking about medicaid and medicare and all that. they talk about they keep telling lies. if they run a -- what do you call this -- race -- people respect that, the truth. yeah, we're having a hard time. that's all you know we can't -- we're living on borrowed money. ri
romney. oh, yeah, i'm going to do this, i'm going do that. i'm going to do this, i'm going do that. if i say anything, they'll criticize it. well, if he says everything that he is going to do and we know about it, people criticize it if there are any areas that can correct them. there's so afraid to talk about this. tell us what we're going to do. tell us what the plans are. the protesters are going to be here in charlotte. the protester in tampa were republican. a lot of supporters. no...
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thing romney has done has been illegal. not releasing more than two years of his tax returns is not illegal, it is voluntary. he paid a pretty low rate, about 15%, also not a legal. how does it play politically? host: "there is nothing illegal about this." host: donald on the democrat's line from kentucky. hello? you're on. caller: i have a question. what is the question between outsourcing and offshoring? means you'reurcing -- creating the jobs. movingcing means you're current jobs abroad. both of the mean jobs not in the u.s. host: shannon on the independent line. caller: bain represents a particular culture that is for people succeeding and guarantees the failure of a lot of families. burlington coat factory, bain takes over and they lay everybody off. you see that report throughout the country. you see workers complaining about burlington laying people off and nobody can work. romney supports wages -- they pay minimum wage jobs. they will not give us full-time work. there is no health care. i hope this is elevated withi
thing romney has done has been illegal. not releasing more than two years of his tax returns is not illegal, it is voluntary. he paid a pretty low rate, about 15%, also not a legal. how does it play politically? host: "there is nothing illegal about this." host: donald on the democrat's line from kentucky. hello? you're on. caller: i have a question. what is the question between outsourcing and offshoring? means you'reurcing -- creating the jobs. movingcing means you're current jobs...
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mitt romney said he can do better but nobody knows anything about mitt romney. show his facts so people know about him how many wealth and everything he's got. host: governor romney's taxes, is that a big issue there? guest: governor romney released his taxes but what is more of an issue is that we want to be sure that to the callers point that mitt romney does not dig into the taxes of the middle class. amend i think that's definitely more of a concern overall for us and that is the middle class does not have to carry the burden from the upper class. so for people making over $200,000 that their tax structure is in line with what they have. so i think that that's a major concern and that is that we grow the middle class and we grow from the middle class out and therefore create a stronger country. host: ron is calling from charlotte on our line for independence. go ahead. caller: i'm here in charlotte and we are an agency that distribute stimulus cards. have you heard of the static stimulus cards? guest: i have not. caller: great. i've heard of you but if you c
mitt romney said he can do better but nobody knows anything about mitt romney. show his facts so people know about him how many wealth and everything he's got. host: governor romney's taxes, is that a big issue there? guest: governor romney released his taxes but what is more of an issue is that we want to be sure that to the callers point that mitt romney does not dig into the taxes of the middle class. amend i think that's definitely more of a concern overall for us and that is the middle...
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i think mitt romney is going to win. host: you think mitt romney is going to win? caller: i think so. host: let's take a look at one of the speeches last night by a contender in the presidential campaign on the gop side. this time let's hear from newt gingrich. clip: this is up to of a long process. and having both been a historian a long time, you learn things. let me put in context where we are. we have an opportunity, i think, and to unify the country around a message of jobs, economic growth, and very dramatic programs. after that opportunity is to reach out to everyone of every background that would rather have a paycheck in food stamps. to convince them that what ronald reagan did in the 1980's in greeted millions of new jobs, what we did when i was speaker in the 1990's in creating millions of new jobs can be done again. host: that was newt gingrich speaking last night in new hampshire. he came in fourth in the breakdown of how the voting turned out of the primary. mitt romney capture the most votes with 39 percent said. that is over 95,000 votes. ron paul c
i think mitt romney is going to win. host: you think mitt romney is going to win? caller: i think so. host: let's take a look at one of the speeches last night by a contender in the presidential campaign on the gop side. this time let's hear from newt gingrich. clip: this is up to of a long process. and having both been a historian a long time, you learn things. let me put in context where we are. we have an opportunity, i think, and to unify the country around a message of jobs, economic...
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governor romney told the truth. think that he insinuated all the people live on the government or are doing it illegally or unfairly. i had co-workers who were not married, who were working and making as much money as i was. they were getting food stamps and subsidized housing and wherever else they could get. there were living a lot better than i was. people make a living from living. off the living host: here's the new york post with this story yesterday about democratic congresswoman -- deborah is a democrat in richmond, virginia. caller: good morning. people look at this and act like they are shocked. romney has shown how insensitive he is. just last week he did not even show up for the memorial for the person killed. i wonder if he is stupid or if he thinks people are. it's crazy to have the mindset that he has. i would tell him to get out of the race right now if i were his adviser. host: here's the new york post -- and, also, in the new york post -- bristol, virginia, phillips is an independent. caller: just
governor romney told the truth. think that he insinuated all the people live on the government or are doing it illegally or unfairly. i had co-workers who were not married, who were working and making as much money as i was. they were getting food stamps and subsidized housing and wherever else they could get. there were living a lot better than i was. people make a living from living. off the living host: here's the new york post with this story yesterday about democratic congresswoman --...
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"romney vows to restore u.s." in the washington post to their headline "romney seizes moment, lashes obama." "romney house leadership, lots of jobs." "romney vows to deliver country from economic travails." this is the first page of the tampa tribune. there headline ". restore "" the baltimore sun, there headline focusing on president obama. "romney: obama excitement gone." part of that is reflected from usa today. there had line is "we deserve a better." he writes that from the same podium where republicans spent three days attacking obama and mocking his experience and comparing him to jimmy carter, romney's remarks softened the tone to one of disillusionment. here is a look at that theme repeated several times. >> every family wanted this to be a time when they could get a little bit ahead. and do more for the elderly mama now living alone. give a little more to their church or charity. every small business wanted these to be their best years ever when they could hire more and do more for those who stuck with t
"romney vows to restore u.s." in the washington post to their headline "romney seizes moment, lashes obama." "romney house leadership, lots of jobs." "romney vows to deliver country from economic travails." this is the first page of the tampa tribune. there headline ". restore "" the baltimore sun, there headline focusing on president obama. "romney: obama excitement gone." part of that is reflected from usa today. there had line...
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that is what mitt romney stands for. guest: banker for calling in this morning. -- thank you for calling in this morning. about 20% of young people do not identify as republican or democrat. they identify as independent. this is an important point to understand. what we have seen in research is that young people are frustrated with the hyper- partisan nature and are interested in seeing issues talked about in the debate tonight, for example, and having politicians and people and their communities come together to have an impact on issues they care about. this is what we have seen in some people's local communities. some of the young people don't have those opportunities and are looking in ways they can address the challenges in their communities. host: a look at the view of the vote and how balanced out in campaign 2008 -- guest: young people are a diverse population. 32% of 18-29 years old voted for senator mccain and this is something we need to factor in when speaking out to young people. host: abby is from tufts univ
that is what mitt romney stands for. guest: banker for calling in this morning. -- thank you for calling in this morning. about 20% of young people do not identify as republican or democrat. they identify as independent. this is an important point to understand. what we have seen in research is that young people are frustrated with the hyper- partisan nature and are interested in seeing issues talked about in the debate tonight, for example, and having politicians and people and their...
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caller: i think people want to know mitt romney. and part of mitt romney is being mormon. the majority of americans don't know very much about the oldest church. when you look to more romney, you're saying, -- about the lds church. when you look to miss rummy, you're saying, what do i know about him? they want to understand a little bit about the mormon church. host: in 2008, there's a great deal of discussion about the connection in his church, whether obama would have a church in washington. halloween tune do -- how in tune do americans seem to be it? caller: there was a lot of questions about his background in the mormon church. not so much this time. the same thing with president obama. people want to know the same thing about romney. where did he come from? what kind of values does he have? where did he go to church? there are obviously those interests. both candidates have been vetted. that has not been an issue this time around to some degree. we did see last sunday, for example, both candidates went to church. i am not sure that was planned. they both figured out t
caller: i think people want to know mitt romney. and part of mitt romney is being mormon. the majority of americans don't know very much about the oldest church. when you look to more romney, you're saying, -- about the lds church. when you look to miss rummy, you're saying, what do i know about him? they want to understand a little bit about the mormon church. host: in 2008, there's a great deal of discussion about the connection in his church, whether obama would have a church in washington....
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the romney folks are never able to recover. the definition that the obama people had established with the dominant one in the campaign. host: this is from "the boston sunday globe." two days before election day and then the piece goes on to say, looking back, to your point, the candidate never defining himself. and then overestimating his ground game. on the ground game side, they were worth about their own bravado about their own organization. part of it was, i think, a genuine ignorance about what president obama had going on. the romney campaign had a triple a round game. obama campaigned out a ground game that was led the 1927 yankees. it was up against a perhaps all- time great ground game. i do not think the romney folks appreciated that. a lot of the post-mortem pieces that we have done, talking about the obama ground game -- part of it is self-serving, as it masks some of their own problems -- but still, you have to tip your hat to the obama folks. >guest: mitt romney and his campaign spent $100 million in the state of
the romney folks are never able to recover. the definition that the obama people had established with the dominant one in the campaign. host: this is from "the boston sunday globe." two days before election day and then the piece goes on to say, looking back, to your point, the candidate never defining himself. and then overestimating his ground game. on the ground game side, they were worth about their own bravado about their own organization. part of it was, i think, a genuine...
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romney surge in the polls. there was a three day retreat for donors, where the campaign was seeking to tap into a burst of enthusiasm among formerly jitter -- jittery donors. chicago, ill., on the independent line. good morning to you. caller: bear with me. i always get nervous when i call in, but i wanted to make several points to respond to a caller a few calls back from florida. she talked about the role of the moderator. it was my understanding that the moderator, jim lehrer, i believe, in the first debate, that they were trying out a new format. i did not like that particular format. it was almost like the moderator really was not there. also, a caller called in from ohio and said she wanted to hear more about poverty, which is also a concern of mine. i think that there is a great deal of disparity, the 47% and who is looking out for the middle class. they represent my value. one other thing, i think that there has been a total lack of respect for this president. i believe that he is, in a state of the uni
romney surge in the polls. there was a three day retreat for donors, where the campaign was seeking to tap into a burst of enthusiasm among formerly jitter -- jittery donors. chicago, ill., on the independent line. good morning to you. caller: bear with me. i always get nervous when i call in, but i wanted to make several points to respond to a caller a few calls back from florida. she talked about the role of the moderator. it was my understanding that the moderator, jim lehrer, i believe, in...
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. -- mitt romney. it really turned it into an appearance on behalf of mitt romney. much activity have you seen? guest: santorum is here today. j.c. waats is coming in tomorrow. rosario, a former u.s. treasurer. we normally do not get a lot of candidates or even their surrogates here this close to the election because of some larger states that normally of primaries on the same day. for oklahoma, it's quite a bit, but it's nothing like, say, ohio. >> what is it like for you following this story and what can we expect in terms of turnout on tuesday? guest: it has been interesting. i did this before in 2008. we had a few people, although as i said not like this. the turnout is kind of strange and hard to predict. the state republican party chairman thinks we will have a big turnout for the republican primary. there's also a democratic primary with five names on the ballot. i mentioned randall terry. he has worked the state pretty hard trying to get enough votes basically to embarrass barack obama and perh
. -- mitt romney. it really turned it into an appearance on behalf of mitt romney. much activity have you seen? guest: santorum is here today. j.c. waats is coming in tomorrow. rosario, a former u.s. treasurer. we normally do not get a lot of candidates or even their surrogates here this close to the election because of some larger states that normally of primaries on the same day. for oklahoma, it's quite a bit, but it's nothing like, say, ohio. >> what is it like for you following this...
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they write that santorum has the best shot at romney. romney, 30%. gingrich, 23%, rick santorum, 19%. greenvilleon-line.com if you want to read more about that. claremore, jim, republican, what would you like to say? >> well, a few things where -- they tried to support obama and say how he can't get anything done because of the congress. well, for two years, he had a majority of congress and senate and did nothing but destroy our country. so we saw for two years what he wanted to do. and he did it. and no one liked it. that's why in 2010, we had the majority republican party in there to say -- to tell him, okay, stop. you obviously don't know what you're doing. and the other thing, the one cause and the other obama supporters called and said something about putting all of the republicans in one group, which is really bad. they said they don't know anything. . . first, we are checking and with campaign supporters and volunteers for this morning's presidential debate in concord, new hampshire. >> we are here at the nbc debate. what is your role in orga
they write that santorum has the best shot at romney. romney, 30%. gingrich, 23%, rick santorum, 19%. greenvilleon-line.com if you want to read more about that. claremore, jim, republican, what would you like to say? >> well, a few things where -- they tried to support obama and say how he can't get anything done because of the congress. well, for two years, he had a majority of congress and senate and did nothing but destroy our country. so we saw for two years what he wanted to do. and...